The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) announced on February 11th, 2020 that it has filed suit in Travis County District Court challenging the decision by the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) to issue a permit to Needmore Water, LLC to withdraw about 289 million gallons of groundwater each year in Hays County … Continue reading TESPA sues Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District over Needmore Permit

On Wednesday, March 4th at 9:00 am, Judge Pittman will rule on a temporary injunction against the Permian Highway Pipeline. The public is welcome to attend; please adhere to the respectful rules of the courtroom. 501 W. 5th Street, Austin, TX 78701, 9-1:00 pm [update posted 3/3/2020] Response to Judge Pittman’s Ruling The Wimberley Valley … Continue reading WVWA’s Response to Court Rulings on the PHP

The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) will be voting on two rules that are intended to protect spring flow from the Trinity aquifer to Jacob’s Well and Pleasant Valley Springs, the primary source of water to Cypress Creek and the Blanco River. By adopting Rule 15 (Option 1) and Rule 16, this Wednesday, October … Continue reading URGENT: Call to Action to Protect Our Springs!

Last Sunday October 20th Protect Our Blanco held an open membership meeting at Gem of the Hills with local and regional experts to share information with local residents about the water quality threats to the Blanco River from wastewater discharge. Below we share with you some of the research and information that was shared at … Continue reading Blanco Residents Urge the City to Consider Better Alternatives to Dumping in the Blanco River

A local San Marcos studio band, The Riverheads, wrote four amazing and inspiring “pipeline songs” as a grassroots protest songs from the heart of Central Texas. All income from sales of the songs will be donated to the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association legal fund in the Kinder Morgan lawsuit. The songs are only 99 cents … Continue reading The Riverheads Invite You to Fight the Permian Highway Pipeline with Music